The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-09-22

Powers Hsv. Mr.. kiddg welcomed The
delegates ia behalf of The Sons oi Tea
persscs. orsspisea forty years ago. Their
lamps bad been trimmed and barring
every Saturday eyeping Rev. Mr. III
loisou gave The welcome fer the q. I
He thought The W. G. r L, VAS doins
more Tor the cause Of temperance iban snl
other orgsniEalioB. This should give
courage 10 the heart Of every temperance
worker Miss Fiske. q Montpelier, With
bot az hours notice, made : brlei bat elo-
qusni response The National President.
Miss Willard, WAS then introduced aud
received With the Chsiaqua salute. She
spoke Of the pleasure u gave Der, coming
from The west where everything ~, not
stale. ia, and Improbable, but yet fB,
10 sec the green mountains OF Vermont
considered Vermont one Of the best OF The
IS states Report Of kindergarten work
followed, Mrs. Honsh. State Secretary
gave bef report. after which the eonven-
tion sdiourned to the Town ball. where
bouniifu repAst was furnished by the
ladies of Woodstock About 200 sat down
10 the we'll loaded tables The afternoon
session was devoted TO reading Of Treas
urers rcpor, and children's meeting. Miss
Willard and Miss Anns Gordon gave short
bat Interesting talks TO the children, Mrs |
Kenyon gave a Chalk Talk, aud some
pleasing prize essays we're read by pupils
OF the p nblic schools, Dariog the session
the audience were electrified by the FOL
following telegram from Dr. Perkins:
"Resd Is. 6Js2i; She will be With you |
soon. Mrs. Perkins soon arrived aud
was received with great enthusiasm. Mrs.
l.. c. Green. OF ST. Adams. former presi
dent. came about the same time. The
evening session was occupied by Rev. Mr..
Rhodes and Mrs Greene, National Supt
OF Kindergarten. She was firmly con
vinced that "the baud that rocks the
cradle is the hand that rocks the world, =
aud begged mothers to introduce the Kin.
dergsrten into their families. Thursday
morning and afternoon sessions were given
to reports from state superintendents and
election OF officers. just at the close OF
the morning session, the President an !
nounced the arrival OF a new delegate and /
appointed two OF the ladies' to escort said
delegate TO the platform. baby Beeman" !
(Infsnt daughter OF Rev. Mr. and Mrs.
Beeman) was received by the Convention
standing and singing the Doxology The
l. T. L. gave some intesting exercises
Thursday evening. and Miss Willard fol
lowed with one OF her stirring addresses.
She spoke to crowded house and the in
tense Interest manifested and frequent 7
applause given showed she was fully ap
preciatel. At the close Of the address the y
benediciion was pronounced aud the con c
vention adjourned TO meet at Rutland 5
next year. The reports given show that y
the work all over the State is in pros. !
perons condition. The fact was empba- &
sized that the legislature gave the w. G.
L. U. every thing asked for, and that the !
Bio 900 worth of temperance physologies
was au unexpected but none the less APP I,
preciated gift NE I
Mr.. Dunton and family OF Poultney
'pent few days in Dorset recently.
MIR. and Mrs. John Dunning and Mrs
Mabe Rogers Of Hebron are guests Of r.
L. Dunning.
Cards are ont announcing the mar
tiage OF +. r. Manley to Carrie Weeks
his week Wednesday evening.
Isaac Barrows Of Granville attended
,hurch here last Sunday Also William
Barrows and wife from western New York.
We are happy to learn that Mrs. Har
ngtop, one Of the boarders at Washington
lotel who has been very i'll. is improving
Miss +. Louise Sykes has accepted
he position OF teacher in Miss Abbey r
Iohnson's boarding aud day school, Bos
on. Mass.
Miss NJ. 2. Darby. Mrs. W. H. Hart
veil and Miss Annie Homer OF New York
'ity. are spending few weeks at Wash
ngton hotel.
Arthur Adams, for some time past a
esilent here, goes this week to North
adams. Mass, to take charge OF q dry
FOODS counter tor the firm Of futile 4
Bryant
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore OF Melrose'
Mass, gave lecture in the Congregational
hurch Saturday evening, the 18th. The
rouse was very well filed. The subject
pom which Mrs. Liyermore spoke was
'Superhuous Women" The fact that
FRS. Livermore was TO speak from the
latform was a sufficient guarantee OF an
atelleciual feast Aud well was the i'm n
lied covenant kept. For surely the lee N
are was feast OF good things" 1t was ~
eplete with sound logic deduced from
and interesting statistical
,cts. A profound moral tone pervsded
be entire discourse. and those who stayed
way lost rare opportunity.
pAwLEr.
Miss Anna Richey is visiting at DIR.
7, b. Sargent's.
-Psvlet Vas we'll represented AZ thu